Term Information

Accession
GO:0043025
Name
neuronal cell body
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
neuron cell body, neuronal cell soma
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The portion of a neuron that includes the nucleus, but excludes cell projections such as axons and dendrites. Source: GOC:go_curators
Comment
Note that 'cell body' and 'cell soma' are not used in the literature for cells that lack projections, nor for some cells (e.g. yeast with mating projections) that do have projections.
History
See term history for GO:0043025 at QuickGO
Subset
goslim_pir
Feedback
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Parents of neuronal cell body (GO:0043025)
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neuronal cell body [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  somatodendritic compartment (GO:0036477)
neuronal cell body [is_a relation] is_a  cell body (GO:0044297)
Children of neuronal cell body (GO:0043025)
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neuronal cell body membrane (GO:0032809) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  neuronal cell body
perikaryon (GO:0043204) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  neuronal cell body
apical pole of neuron (GO:0044225) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  neuronal cell body
basal pole of neuron (GO:0044226) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  neuronal cell body
axon hillock (GO:0043203) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  neuronal cell body
NIF_Subcellular
sao1044911821
Wikipedia
Soma_(biology)